Unfortunately, the Iraqi War Death Count Actually Higher

A new study says the US-led war in Iraq killed over 400,000 people, with conflict-driven migration claiming 55,000 more lives. Amy Hagopian, one of the authors of the report, tells RT why the actual death toll is likely much higher than the estimate.

The study, a collaborative effort between researchers in the US, Canada and Iraq, was recently published in the journal PLoS Medicine. The researchers, employing the most scientifically rigorous methodology to date, determined that 460,800 people had died through either direct or indirect causes stemming from the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation which officially ended in December 2011. An estimated 55,800 more deaths were projected to have been caused by the extensive migration in and immigration from Iraq as a result of the decade-long conflict.